Ibew Members Get Raises For 2 Years

June 06, 1994

Chicago — Some 8,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 134 have a new contract that calls for raises this year and next.

Members ratified the two-year contract by a margin of 431 votes, out of 2,771 cast, raising hourly pay $1.38 this year and another $1.35 next year. In the second year, the hourly wage will be $35.68, according to union officials. The contract was approved Friday.